Time Management is an Experiment
By far my most popular class is on time management. By far the most common topic with my individual clients is time management. Busy professionals grapple with the management of their time more than almost anything. Management of your time is an interesting and involved topic. I want to address just one point here –experimentation. […]
The Power of Groups
Recently, I read a quote by Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” There are so many quote reflecting the notion that the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts. But we tend often to be […]
Time Management Tip #1 – Plan Your Deadlines
Tip #1. In order to figure out what time to leave (or start a project), count back from the time you need to be there (or to finish the project). This will give you your start time. If it is a project, figure out how many hours it will take and then decide when you […]
Excerpt from “Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance”
Now that you have learned how to listen and reflect back, you are ready to go practice. But first let us alert you to a problem that arises in listening and will probably come up when you begin practicing reflective listening. The problem is this: We do not see or hear what is actually before […]
Time Management Tip #3 – Write Everything Down
Do you ever feel scattered or like there is too much in your head? When you have a spare moment, do you have so many things in your head that you don’t know where to start? Do you wake up in the night wondering if you have missed something? These are symptoms of a larger […]
Why Should Lawyers Hire Coaches?
Why and When Should a Lawyer Hire a Coach? Today, instead of writing my own blog, I am giving you excerpts from an ABA article in GPSolo, the magazine for sole practitioners. If you have ever wondered what the benefit of professional coaching is for lawyers, this is an excellent article on that topic. The […]
Time Management Tip #2 – Take Breaks
Hello from Hawaii! I thought I’d take a moment between hanging out with my family (all 16 members from all over the country), eating, walking the beach and viewing volcanoes to bring you this tip. While many of my tips are not numbered in order of importance, this one is. I believe this to be […]
McLaren Coaching Graduates Another Class
I am always so inspired when companies decide to reach out for support from coaches and trainers. Not just because I am a coach and trainer, but because so many companies suffer from the mindset of “we’ve got this.” This is an attitude that fosters the “this is how we do it around here” attitude […]
How to Stop Complaints (Complaining 102)
In our Complaining 101 blog (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/complaining-101-how-to-stay-exactly-where-you-are) we explored the energy of complaining – how it feels to the person doing it and to the people hearing it. We talked about open-ended questions as a good way to move out of this nonproductive mindset into one of curiosity. I recommended that you look at the situation […]
Coaching to Develop Rainmakers
In December 2013, a two-year study was concluded on what traits and characteristics make a good rainmaker. The study was conducted by Lawyer Metrics. (www.LawyerMetrics.com.) Several legal publications have written articles on the results. Most interesting to me is the article by Law360.com. In it, a special consultant on the study, Patricia Gillette, an Orrick […]